Project Manager
The Role:
Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC) is seeking a highly motivated and results-focused individual to join our Management Information and Funding department as a Project Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to lead significant projects, optimise funding, and contribute to the College’s success in a fast-paced, impactful role.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:
As a Project Manager within the Management Information and Funding department, you will be tasked with:
- Managing and monitoring project activities to ensure all contract performance targets are met and outcomes achieved.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with project partners, negotiating on behalf of B&FC, and representing the College at partnership meetings.
- Ensuring compliance with stringent funding and audit criteria, designing and implementing audit processes, and tracking project performance.
- Maximising project income for the College, identifying and securing additional funding opportunities while collaborating with internal teams to support the development and delivery of new projects.
- Supervising and supporting administrative staff, ensuring efficient management of all external funding and project activities.
Why Join Us?
You’ll be joining a collaborative, forward-thinking team dedicated to making a difference through effective project management and external funding. This role offers a platform to lead projects that directly impact the College’s growth, allowing you to sharpen your management skills while contributing to a positive and transformative environment.
Interested? Apply Early!
We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications, so apply now to take advantage of this exciting opportunity!
Rewards and Benefits
- Enhanced leave allowance of 38 days (full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Competitive pension scheme:
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) - 28.68% employer contribution
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - 19.3% employer contribution
- Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
- Agile working opportunities
- Enhanced Family friendly policies
- Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
- Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year
- Occupational Health
- FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
- FREE eye tests
- Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
- FREE healthy breakfast
- Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
- Health and beauty salon
- Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
- Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
- FREE car parking
- Car lease scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am – 5pm during selected half-term breaks
B&FC is committed to the promotion of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all resourcing practices. Please email jobs@blackpool.ac.uk should a specific adjustment be required to support in the application and selection process
B&FC is dedicated to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all learners, and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. As such, employment at B&FC is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. For further information on DBS, please click here
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